The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-13

from South America either By purchase Or plum
der, and had conveyed i 70 England st the con-
clusion Of the voyage in which he relieved Raj
eight's virginiAa colony.
Mr.Clements R. Markham, C.B. FRS, read .
paper upOn s.Posato Cultivation BY the Incas and
Other Andean Nations" He said that the original
home of the potato was IN the Cordilleras OF the
Andes IN South America There II had been
culttvated from time immemofial over m extent
Of 600 miles. Wnen the Spaniards 1rst arrived
dom 0f the Chibchss, in the Province or Quito
throughout the Empire Of the Incas Of Peru, and
IN Chill. This fact Of IT, immemorial cultivation
rendered Il difirult 70 ascertain with certainty
the localities where the potato was Indigenous.
i was most probable, on the whole, that the po-
tato originally grew wild In suitable local.
ties throughout the Cordilleras Of Perm
and Chilli. The potato was unknown farther
north than the highlands OF Bogota In Colombia,
and u was there that one or the three American
civilizations had it, root--namely: that calledby
the Spanish corquerors the Mysca Nation. Its
people spoke language called Chibcha. which
is now extinct Bat v0cabuaries have been pre-
served and they revealed the fact that the ancient
people Of Bogota cultivated the potato extensive.
y, and had prodsced several varieties.
writer gives voice 70 the following on this
topic:
One Of The most vicious practices IN dsirymg
is the coloring OF butter in summer and winter.
The average buttermaker coiors too high. The
oleomaPgasine man. with true business instinct,
colors juet right. The Law in relation to adul-
teration sh0ul6 impose . heavy penalty for the
coloring Of bsttsr or any compound resembling
butter. The annatto, for, although innocent OF
injury-if the snnatto 10 properly made-is
fraud upon the public, second only TO butter
made Of tallow OF hog fat. Yet the average
An lfnm In and vv
winter butter TO the extreme tint Of grass but
ter 70 . degree that would make an orange
blush. Really, why cannot the average maker
OF real butter tske some practical lessons in
natural color2 Or are the buttermakers AL
c0lor-blind? No winter milk, whatever the food
given, ever produced butter, unaided BY artif-
cial means. OF the yellow color Of natural June
butter. Why improve Nature In the matter Of
c0loriDg buttsr3 i would be better to feed
higher and color lsss.
aExYRAx NOTES.
Hardly any thing ID Of more importance to the
cultivatOr OF the soil than quality Of the seed.
Troy Times.
A horss that i gentle and safe in Ill positions
y worth three times - much ae one Of equal
abilities thst cannot be tfustcd. Wesfsrn Rural.
Do mot feed breeding sows very largely on
grain. They may Be kept in good condition,
but II should b done By moro bulky or partially
green food.
AS~, -
. Auc coss - O.sucIo - wncA u pounu y
but i 10 easily asccrtained and known BY .
c.1etu' farmer.
Unless the manure IL old and well rotted II
lO.,a no' oe s'Iowco % toucn tne roots q sne
49,. n. sIces: ~ - sPFeso upon tne suHsce.-
fv0''e Td1"e1.
The common daisy II one OF the most diviaa-
BILE Of plants Each separate branchlet may
be removed with its modicum Of root, aud every
bit will form thrifty plant.
II eyerv person titled his land q. well m he
knows how the increase Of crops would be very
great, and production would be very much
cheapened, without doubt.
n you have NO kitchen garden. or one mn.
vo,thv the name. from nov nnt,i sal viii he .
rood time 10 nrenare Ia INIT Il In shane aeainat
next ecasoa.-N ?. Herald.
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